Ephrem Paraschak, our new Town Manager, began on September 5 and is looking forward to his work in Gorham. He was born and raised in Naples and currently lives there with his wife. He plans to remain there for the time being.

Paraschak is a graduate of Syracuse University, College of Arts and Sciences, with a major in political science and history. He received a Master’s degree from the Muskie School at USM in Public Policy and Management.

His first job after college was working for the Town of Gorham as the compliance co-coordinator. He went on to become the Town Manager of Denmark for six years and for the past three years, he has been the Town Manager in Naples.

“Without a doubt, Gorham will be facing many challenges in the coming years and I think the town will be able to address any issue that it is presented with. At this point I’d defer on commenting on any of those issues as I’ve yet to have more in depth conversations with Gorham’s elected officials, staff and citizens.”